1935-12-11 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

1935.

ANOTHER SMASHING WIN FOR ST. ANDREW'S

NOW HEAD THE BADMINTON

LEAGUE

S. AND S. UNLUCKY

RECREIO QUTPLAY VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB

(By "Veritas")

St. Andrew's "A" scored another smashing success and two points in the men's division of the badminton league last night when they entertained and defeated Kowloon Tong by nine games to love. This brings their record up to four wins from four matches played with an average of 32 games for and four against, and gives them the leadership of the division.

E. F. Fincher and Henry Kew, the winners first couple were highly in- pressive and won 213, 21-4, and 21-01 without over being

extended. In

LATEST LEAGUE TABLE

miany respects they present an ideal St. Andrew's "Ai combination for Kew ins concentrated Recreio "1"

4

Ganics

P. W. L. F. A. Pix.

32 8 54 1 13 6 X 4.3.0 23 4 #

↑ 18.

18. 18 16 2

were

St. Andrew's "B" 4 Lis V.R.C.

on developing his placements which; C.R.C.. are now remarkably accurate, walle) Fire Brigade

Barelo "A" Fincher has all the necessary over. hend smashes and finishing slots. St. John's

R. H. and F. V. Wong only couple seriously challenged by Taikoo R.C

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the visitors. They were made tos, and S. Home 404 12 24 "set" their game against White and Kowloon Tonje Gray, but pulled it off, while Chan Eliot Hali "A and Wong carried them to 10 points Eliot Hall "B" and Pong and Leung scored a dozen against them.

MAKING PROGRESS

In this their Arzt season of bad- minton Chan and Wong are making quite definite progress and are clearly learning from experience. At the ahuttle invariably falling half court and offering easy "killa

the

Helping Oxford To

moment their lobbing is weak Win The

flon

Wong a

also

following in his

the to

the mistake! rvice Several times last night he afted by an angled

himself

stle of the

had rushed to

lie

But the players not.

Boat Race

The Christ Church authorities have

25

No, this wasn't an acrobatic tumbling act; it was a mighty serious and thrilling moment in the 9.0 victory of University of San Francisco over Loyola of Los Angeles. The man horizontal in the air is Bacciarini, U.S.F, halfback, as he ipolled a pass intended for Laboxsti, Loyola quarterback, shown just missing the ball. At the left is Gerardin, U. 5. F. quarterback.

'UNKNOWN' BOY

FOOTBALLER

IN VILLA TEAM

RISE TO FAME

London, Nov. 16. This morning Charles Drink- water, footballer, is known to few.

This afternoon thousands will be shouting his name di are gradually gaining confidence and taken the first step towards a real

thair strokes

he races along the touchline- and their revival in Oxford rowing. They have

should given permission

Aston to the College Boat

Villa's left-winger experience in league games

the give them encouragement to stick to Club to build a boathouse on

against Chelsea. island by the New Cut.

improving

it depita continual dufente.

A boathouse is to be built to the

He did not coat Aston Villa one

St. Andrew's have a very nicely plans prepared some time ago by Mr. penny. balanced team and it, is unlikely they. C, Drinkwater, and, the rowing men will lose to any but the Recreio and will at last have docent Eliot Hall first strings. If they con- Will tinue their

Improvement

marked

9. AND S. JUST LOSE

•

This

They cost Aston Villa £15,000. Charles Drinkwater, just twenty

MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

Alec Pearce Wins In First Round

K. C. C. PAIR DEFEATED

FORTHCOMING GAMES

CUP

TIES

AGAIN

Reading At Chester

(By "Veritas").

Thirty-two teams meet this

"" A??

TO BEAT THE BOOK

HOME-

(By "Robin")

Brentford Everton

Burnley

Fulham

Manchester U.

Tottenham Luton Rochdale Airdrie Hearts Motherwell

Rangers

AWAY-

Arsenal

Leicester

Celtic

week in the second round of TO DRAW:-

West Bromwich Sunderland West Ham

GENERISTELINKEISITENTOKRREDSTATUARA LAST

OUR FORECAST

the English Cup, and the aur vivors will go into the hat with the best of the leading English clubs which have up to this stage enjoyed exemption. Although the big amateur clube were effaced from the competition a fortnight ago, it is interesting to find that three Southern Longue teams are still going strong, and furthermore have all been drawn at hone

in the second round,

Clapton Folkestane entertain Orient, who surprised one and wil by winning a replay at Aldershot last week. But in spite of the fact that the Orlent figure in senior league football they will have no easy task at Folkestone and many well be anti- fied with a draw.

the of nursery Margate, the

The following is the special Tele- Arsenal,

the ex-Highbury eentre-forward, Lambert, is player graph forecast for Saturday's English coach (and doing a fine job of work Cup and League football. Where as that) entertain Crystal Palace, and teams are printed in capitals a win there is no denying that they stand is expected and where no such in- a draw is anti- a very good chance of beating the dication is given

cipated. third lenguera,

where

BIGGEST ATTRACTION

For League & Cup

F. A. CUP (SECOND ROUND)

Kidderminster

Dartford, another of the "small WORKINGTON fry" are at home to Gainsborough Stalybridge Trinity, a Lincolnshire team, which NOTTS.C. has always figured fairly prominently CHESTER HALIFAX in the Cup. Nevertheless the Kent outfit can afford to regard the match Folkestone with

11 certain amount of confidence, CREWE an the Trinity have a long trip to SOUTHEND make and may find ground disadvan- Chesterfield

OLDHAM tage too much for them.

Perhaps the biggest attraction of DARTFORD the

day

Is the meeting of Chester and ROTHERHAM Kending at Chester. Rending lend SOUTHALI. the southern section of the Third Division, while Chester stand third in Margate the northern section. The Biscuit- Scarborough men will do very well indeed to force TRANMERE

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FIRST

The first match in the Polglase and Mrs. Andrewes match Colony's open mixed doubles in the second round. tennis championship was played yesterday when at the Kow.

Several first round ties are due for loon Cricket Club T. A. Pearce decision during the coming week-end. and Mrs. Rice-Evans beat S. A. On Saturday A. E. P. Guest and Miss Gray and Miss Alison Mac- Madge Griffiths meet D. A. and Mrs.

Scunthorpe, who sensationally beat kenzie in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, Kayll at the U.S.R.C. while on the

same day at the C.R.C., M. K. Lo and Coventry in a first round replay on

Monday have to visit Tranmere, and Aston Villa

BOLTON The winners were the stendier and Mrs. Litton play Capt. W. J. I expect the homesters to win.

BRENTFORD Craig and Miss H. Hancock.

Beyond Dartford, Margate and DERBY

have EVERTON southern set ran away to a three-love lead in the

On Sunday at the L.R.C., H. D. Rum- Folkestone. second which they had no difficulty in jahn and Mrs. Chiu Chun-chiu meet been unlucky in the draw and in al consolidating."

Polglase and Mrs. Andrewes, but the most-every-cane-have-to-iravolto Huddersfield

PORTSMOUTH Mrs. Rice-Evans drove ex-match between Capt. J. D. Milne and the north or the midlands. Torquay Middlesbro

Preston cellent consistency and invariably Miss M, Sauille and C. Pile and Mrs. are due at Nottingham to play the

Wednesday managed to obtain sufficient angle to Thorpe will probably not be played County, Gillingham have to go

Crewe and Watford to Rotherham. schoolboy he helped the force the losers beyond the court con- until next week.

In every case the home teams should wonder-team of 1027-Willesden- fincs, Pearce backod up splendidly to win the English Schools Shield, with some good forecourt play.

bred,

worthy His team-mates to-day include accommodation, writes the Morningthe three stara, Grifiths, Cummings and Palethorpe, signed on in the past there in no reason why they should this will be a great asset to Christ ten days. not secure points from these teams Church, and perhaps the authorities will later noe their way to grant per- mission to other colleges to put up St. Andrew's "B" had very close modern boathouses on the island. one years of age, is London born and after clinching a closely contested first call at the Soldiers and Sailom Then the barges, dismal relies of a flome, and had not Bias and Well

primitive

win disappeur. are, snatched their second game after "Many who know the bargen" only at· boing "sotted," the points would have Eights Weeks, when they are been lost. As it was the Saints wen with flags and flowers, will be sorry The closeness of to see them go, but they have much by the odd game. the match is better illustrated when to do with Oxford's rowing decline. it in revealed that in the aggregate | It was a famous Cambridge conch at of aces won 'only ofoven separated recent club dinner who said: the teams at the close, the winners "Cambridge enjoy their rowing and totalling 163 and the losers 182.

Oxford don't." The cause is not far to seek.

Detalled results follow.

+

WON SIX CUPS

Seven weeks ago he was playing in London amateur football. To-day he is famous. Here is his biography in brief:-

Ах 21

At

fifteen he cover.

with

Pearce and Mrs. Rice-Evans meet

..

win.

teams

v. Darlington

Torquay

v. Reading

Hartlepools Orient

Gillingham

7. Burton

Walsall

Y.

T. Brixtol .

Y. Gainsbro'

T.

Watford

Wight

5. Nawport, Isle of

v. Crystal

v.. BARROW

v.

Scunthorpo

DIVISION

Y. ARSENAL

V.

West Bromwich

Y. Liverpool

v. Grimsby

V. Leeds

**Sunderland

"

BIRMINGHAM- Blackburn

3. Chelpen

"', STOKE

Manchester C:

DIVISION

to

WOLVES

SECOND

Harnsley

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5.

Bury

V.

V.

Y.

LEICESTER SHEFFIELD U.

West Ham Doncaster

Swansea

Nolts F.

". Southampton

GAME ABANDONED Playing in the final of the men's Golders Green, Athenian Lengue Neither firay nor his partner were handicap doubles of the Kowloon 6-3 against an unsettled combination. Bradford C. Recreio "B" made no mistake

club, took over the whole team as at their best und after losing game Cricket Club yesterday, E. C. Fincher Bur Guest and Ramsay improved and JURNLEY against the Victória Recreation Club

PRIMITIVE ACCOMMODATION a junior section. The baya won six point on Pearce's service for a and E. F. Fincher and A. W. Ramsay Look the second set at 6-1 in falling CHARLTON and won by eight games to one. The

cups the next season.

lead in the first set, went to pieces and and Bertie Guest won a set each be-

FULHAM only couple defeated were N. Holtrasi

light. A visit to any one of the barges is Football was proving a strain en were never able adequately to re-fore the game had to be abandoned and B. Gonand, who conceded the illuminating. The space is no limited

Guest played very good tennis dur-Hull young Drinkwater. first game to S. A. Rumjahn and that only those men who are in club and to give up the game,

owing, to bad light. It will be re-ing this period and was well support MANCHESTER U. v. played. C. N. da Silva.

crews are allowed to use them. For Three seasons ago he started play the winners of the II. D. Rumjahn

ed by his partner who found gaps in Newcastle

v. Bradford the most part the barges are made ofing again--for Golders Green

The Fincher brothers played at the opposition court as the Finchers Plymouth Port Vale

V. BLACKPOOL came in to volley. wood, so that for fear of fire henting arrangements have been reduced to nof Aston Villa scouts. Villa played

His ability attracted the attention and Mrs. Chiu Chun-chiu versus G. owe 15, and easily won the first set at

v. Norwich | TOTTENHAM minimum. Washing arrangements, him in

a. trial

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) on August 31. too, are primitive In the extreme. lle returned to Golders Green- Tile barges are not connected to the turned out for them in every match mains, and very drop of water is until September 28. F. F. Fincher and H. Kew (St. drawn from the river and boiled be

On October 5 he was included in Androw's) bont G. A. White and S. fore it can be used, and then only in Aston Villa's Central League team A. Gray 21-3; deat J. M. Pung and basing. Any drinking water which against Bolton Wanderers. P. Loung 21-4; beat A. Chan na B. may be required has to be brought in K. Wong

21-0,

buckels from the University Bout A. E. P. Guest and F. A. Broabridge House across the river.

Racing boats cannot be kept in the (St. Andrew's) beat White and Gray 21-8; beat Pong and Leung 21-8; beat barges, and these have to be housed

TONG

ST. ANDREW'S “A” v. KOWLOON Played at St. Andrew's Church Had, the homo team winning by nine games to love and. 191 aces to 78.

Chan and Wong 21-7...

R. II. and F. V. Wone (St. Andrew's) boat White and Gray 23-20; beat Pong and Loung 21-12; best Chan and Wong 21-10,

5. & S. HOME v. ST. ANDREW'S "B" Played at the Sailors and Soldiers" Home

the visitors winning by five ames to four, and 163 aces to 152.

Yang Chan and J. Winfield (8, and 9. Home)-lost to M. Well and A. Bling D-21; beat S. A. Broabridge und 1. E. Kirby 21-14; beat P, White and J. Dawson 21-3

R. Collings and L... C. Gibbons (S.

and §. Home);—lost to Weill and Bliss

20-26 boat Broadbridge and Kirby 21-

23;

រុ

at White and Dawson 21-15.

AEdwards and A. R. Brown (S. and Home) lost to Weill and Blins 8-21 lust to Broadbridge and Kirby 13-21; lost to White ang. Dowans * 16-21**

RECREIO “8” v, V.R.C). Played at the Club de Récrolo, the home team winning by eight gam to one and 180 aces, to 98,

Beltrad and B. Gosano. (R23)

lost to S. A. Runjahu and

N. Silva 18-21; boat M.

in the University Bont House. And (Continued on Page 9.3

Immediately after the match he was igned as a profcaalonnl.

KEEN "FAN"

Mr. W. W. Drinkwater, eighty- three-year-old Willesden contractor,

Badminton Players' Records In Men's Division

ST. ANDREW'S COUPLE LEAD WAY

Here are the latest achievements by the leading pairs taking part

in the men's doubles division of the badminton league E. F. Fincher and

11. Kew lead the way with a brilliant record.

E. F. Fincher and H. Kew (St. Andrew's),

A. E. P. Guest and F. A. Broadbridge (St.

Andrew's)

R. 17 and F. V. Wong (St. Andrew's) sett F.II. Kwok and G. A. Smith (St. John's) A. E. Xavier and 11. A. Barros (Recreio) SW. Liang and S. Lee (C.R.C.)

C

MA

V.

Soares and W. Lawrence 21-9; boat

S. P. Chan (C.R.C.)

and M. Weill (St. Andrew's)

Anderson (Fire Brigade) T.L and J. J. Remedios

and

P. B. Allam and C. M. Kavior 21110. N. da Silva

Π. Λ. creio

And

A J. Unsto

KOWLOON GOLF Brentford Protest Against

McKenzie's Suspension

CLUB

CAPTAIN'S CUP RESULTS

The following qualified during inst week end in the Captain Cup qualify ing round competition.

J. D. Thomson

W. Taylor

Other scorer · were

R. Henderson

D. C. Wilson

76-3=07 73-568

80-1160 78-5-73

will travel to Aston to see his clever grandson this afternoon,

Charlie's seventy-year-old grand- mother will go with him.

Mr. Drinkwater has never missed

MAKE PUBLIC REFEREE'S REPORT

OF ALLEGED 'OFFENCE

Cardiff LUTON

Northampton

Y. Brighton

V.

Bristol C.

V.

COVENTRY

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

Y.

ACCRINGTON V. Wrexham New Brighton ROCHDALE STOCKPORT V.

Carlisle v. Gateshead

Mansfeld

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

AIRDRIE

v. Hibernian

Arbroath

v.

Dunfermline

HEARTS

T., Queen's Park

CELTIC

London, Nov. 15. ter City, and D. McKenzie, of Brent- Football sensation last night tortor turned on Brook, and with de

ford. Brook fouled McKenzie, and Brentford F.C. decide to pro-in-hands held Brook by the neck. test against the F.A's Decree Brook then struck a blow at Mc- Hamilton suspending McKenzie of Brent-Kenzie. The affair took place just ford, for fourteen days, and to before half-time. Yours faithfully, ·MOTHERWELL v.

A; J. Brown. make public the referee's re-

Talking

of the matter last RANGERS port to the F.A.

night Mr. Curtis said "I am informed ST. JOHNSTONE v. Mr. Curtis, secretary of Brent-

THIRD LANARK v. that

the reports of the two linesmen ford F.C., says he would not be do confirm the referee's report. It is ing his duty if he let the mattes pans therefore unnecessary for me to com- without protest.

a match in which the boy has played. W He has seen him every week, since he signed for the Villa.

Charlie's mother and father, who

It was in the Manchester City v.

on the incident self,

Сло

Brentford match at Manchester on Emergency Committee, consisting of was tried by the F.A.

·ADERDEEN

v. Queen O'Sh

Partick Albion Kilmarnock Dundee

Easy Win

October 25 that McKenzie was sent Sir Charles Clegg, Afr. 3. Mckimo, For The

in Goodson-rond, Willesden, can- of the field. Brook of Manchester and Mr. W. Pickford.

was sent off with him.

not watch him today, Father wax

injured at

"It has always been football with Charlie," the father and to a Daily Express representative last night. "When he was nine he was always

"I would not be doing my duty if The F.A. decreed that McKenzie I let this decision pass without pro

I

"NO ANSWER"

Australians

at work a month ago. Mrs. Drinkwater

ater will stay at home to look should be suspended for fourteen test.

days from Inst Monday (November after him.

bo takon 11), and that no action against Brook.

"In my letter of appeal against

BY 10 WICKETS · "Brentford F.C.'s request for the verdict I inquired if other ovid reconsideratlon brought this reply ence to contradict that of the match

Johannesburg. Dec. 10. officials had been placed before the kicking the toes out of his shoes,

The Australian Test team easily "Dear Sir, the Emergency Committee and whether I might THEN CLOGS WENT Committee have reviewed the case, know what it was. To this request beat Transvaal here to-day by ten

I received no answer.

wickets. The result was almost fore- and confirm their previous decision. "I am not complaining so much gone, following the huge advantage "I bought him a pair of clogs. HeS. F. Rous (Secretary),”

McKenzie's about

tie's fourteen days sun which the tourists obtained on the kicked the toes out of them.

pension. If the Emergency Cem-first innings..

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Mrs. Drinkwater said: "We huvo

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one seems to know about Charlie,"

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Willesden know him.

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Ho is their hero.

Carvalho and A.

Silva Smith and A. L.

Brigade) Fisher WM.

and S. A. Rumjaha (V.R.C.) and A. E Xavier (Re N. Beltrao and B. Патком

(Recreio) Gokano Silva

$: A. Gray and G. A. White (Kowloon Tong) 15 hoat Rumfahn and

21-18 LA. Gilyn and A. M. Silva (Recreio) 21-5; beat Source and Lawrence

∙S. W: Llang and W. C. Chay (C.R.C.) boat Allam and Xavier

Remedios and A. J. Basto. N. Boltrao and A. J. Basto (Recreio) Recreio "beat Rumiahn and R. Koh and D. Kwok (St. John's) Siva 21-12; beat Soares and Lawrence C. I and II, W. Ho (CRC) Cor 17;heat Allam and Xavior 21-8,

5. A. Broadbridge and A. Angus (St. Andrew's

from the F.A.:~/

"STRUCK A BLOW"

The referee's report on the. Inel-mittee deemed that his action war-

that I hardly dare go out. Every decided to publish, Is as follows:et and all-connected with the defent, Tho home

Afanchester City v. Brentford.

They declared at their overnight had a bad time lately with my hus dent, addressed to the secretary of ranted that punishment, that ends

score of 411 for 9, leaving Transvaal band being Jl. Now I am so excited the F.A., which Mr. Curtia has now it

The rules of the F.A. are rightly to make 202 to save the Innings team only just "Dear Sir, I have to report that game are compelled to abide by them. managed it and were all out for 247. in the above match I sent off the But I would welcome a further' In

40 runs without loan-Router. feld of play E. Brook, of Manches-quiry into this case."

Cortainly, all the schoolboys, of,

The Australians hit off tee required